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| Collection group | Count |
|---|---|
| Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture | 519 |
| Brotherton Collection | 138 |
| Leeds Russian Archive | 128 |
| Herbert Read Collection | 77 |
| John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History | 55 |
| Maurice de Sausmarez Archive | 29 |
| Novello Cowden Clarke Collection | 24 |
| English Literature | 18 |
| Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society | 17 |
| University Art Collection | 11 |
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Thatching in Warwickshire
Green, K R
1966
An investigation into the practice of thatching in 1966 in the rural areas of south Warwickshire and the Oxfordshire border, based on fieldwork visits and interviews with four working thatchers made d...
The History and Folk Life of the Somerset Coalfield
Day, Michael Patrick
1974
A study detailing the history and past working traditions of the Somerset coalfields, with particular reference to collieries at Kilmersdon and Writhlington.
A Study of the Foundation Legend of Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, and Related Motifs
Rosling, Jean
1983
M.A. dissertation which examines the foundation legend of Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh ( 'Chronicon anglo-scoticum') and analogous miraculous stag/deerhunt/church founding legends. The Introduction inc...
Thatching in Wiltshire
Withers, Rosalind
1983
A dissertation which looks briefly at the history of thatching from earliest times, and then more particularly at thatching in Wiltshire in former years. The study also investigates thatching in the e...
Collected Papers
Brunk, Wille
1965-1967
This file contains papers received and collected by Wille Brunk during his assistant lectureship at the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS). This includes a copy of Åsa Werner-Ljungstr...
Yorkshire Abbeys
Taylor, Alfred
1963
This file contains articles from Alfred Taylor's 'Bygone Abbeys of Yorkshire'/ 'Abbeys and Priories of Yorkshire'/ 'Bygone Abbeys and Priories of Yorkshire' series, published in and extracted from the...
Druids-as-Wished-For
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1976
Offprint/extract from 'To Illustrate the Monuments: Essays in Archaeology Presented to Stuart Piggott on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday', edited by J. V. S. Megaw (London: Thames Hudson, 1976). San...
Farm Buildings
1954-1979
This file contains items on farmhouses and other buildings traditionally found on working farms. The larger part of the file includes items from the period 1965-1979; cuttings and articles extracted f...
House Types
1971-1979
This file contains items relating to different types of dwelling house, including cuttings from 'The Guardian' newspaper and 'Country Life' magazine on a medieval aisled house in Castle Caereinion use...
Some Warwickshire Crafts
Wharton, Colin S
1969
This file contains a copy of a typed paper by Colin Wharton, on Warwickshire crafts. The paper is in two parts: Part I includes ms. illustrations and accompanying text; Part II consists of Wharton's i...
Roads and Tracks
1963-1973
This file contains mounted magazine cuttings from 'John Peel Jottings' and 'Country Life', on bridges, cobble-laying, an ancient causeway in Wiltshire, an old tidal cart track at South Foreland (Kent)...
Pagan and Church Legends
1961-1972
This file contains items relating to pagan cult places, and legends and traditions connected with church history. This includes mounted magazine cuttings from 'Country Life' and 'John Peel Jottings', ...